Issue with RateExceededError.RATE_EXCEEDED

[Pierre-Antoine Pinel]

Hello,

I have this error from AdWords API:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<reportDownloadError>

<ApiError><type>RateExceededError.RATE_EXCEEDED</type><trigger>Basic Access Daily Reporting Quota</trigger><fieldPath></fieldPath></ApiError>

</reportDownloadError>

I am sure I didn't made more than 1000 reporting calls today.

Could you tell me where I can see stats/quota usage about my API calls?

Nothing on Adwords api center nor developer console.

How is this handle on your side? Is it a prorata on the duration of the day or a hard limit of 1000 per day?

On which timezone the limit is handled?

Do I have to wait tomorrow to be able to call the API without error?

Cheers,

Pierre-Antoine

[Bharani Cherukuri (AdWords API Team)]

Hello, 

The "RateExceededError.RATE_EXCEEDED Trigger: Basic Access Daily Reporting Quota" error message that you are getting indicates that you may have downloaded more than the daily limit for reports using a basic access level developerToken. The Basic access token allows you to execute 10,000 operations and download up to 1,000 reports per day. You can also take a look at this guide for more information on access levels. It is currently not possible to keep a track of the total number of report downloads per day across all the account through the API. However, you can check the number of operations count in the request header. You can keep a track of this count and see if you're reaching the daily limit. You can take a look at the rate sheet on how the operations are counted towards daily limit. This limit is calculated based on the account time zone. 

If you're receiving this error, you could wait for the next day to run the reports. On a daily basis, if your use case requires to download beyond the specified limit, you can apply for Standard access. Standard access allows the developer token to execute an unlimited number of operations and report requests per day. You may use this form to submit a Standard access application. 

Let me know if you have any other questions. 

Regards,

Bharani, AdWords API Team